Telephone table



E. C'. SEHRET TELEPHONE TABLE ATTORNEYS.

Nrw.. 19, 1940. E. c. SECHREST TELEPHONE TABLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jewwlw Filed Sept. 7, 1939 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Nov. 19, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to furniture, and more particularly to telephone stands .or tables.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a telephone stand or table having a telephone support in the form of a slide, and a seat section slidably connected to the stand or table so that when the telephone support and seat section are extended to their active positions, ample leg room will be provided between the 10 adjacent edges of the telephone support and seat section to permit a person to be seated at the table without danger of striking the telephone support.

An important object of the invention is to prol5 vide a telephone stand or support of this character wherein the sliding `seat section thereof will be exceptionally rigid to support the weight of a person seated thereon, and at the same time be free to move into and out of operation.

2O With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it

25 being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention` herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

o Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a telephone table or stand constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof illustrating the 35 telephone support and seat section thereof as extended to their active or supporting positions.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View of the stand or table.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 40 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line `5---5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6--6 of Figure 4.

g5 Referring to the drawings in detail, the table embodies side members 5, a rear member 6 and leg members 1, the front of the table being open and provided with compartments.

The reference character 8 designates the tele- 50 phone support which is in the form of a slide operating between the guides 9, so that the telephone support may be readily moved from its active to its inactive position.

Connecting the front legs of the table, is a 55 bar II] to which the forward end of the seatsupporting bar II is secured, the seat-supporting bar II being disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the side members of the table, as clearly shown by Figure 3 of the drawings. This bar II is formed with a longitudinal 'groove dis- 5 posed intermediate the side edges thereof, the groove communicating with a groove I2 formed in the bar I0.

The seat, is indicated by the reference character I3, the seat being of a length so that when it 10 is extended, ample room will be provided for a person to be seated thereon in using the telephone.

Secured tothe under surface of the seat I3, and extending longitudinally thereof at a point intermediate the side edges of the seat, is a guide bar I4 which is supported in spaced relation with the seat, by means of the spacing plates I5. A plate indicated at I6 extends across the groove I2, between the guide bar I4 and lower surface 20 of the seat I3, providing a stop to limit the outward movement of the seat section.

This guide bar I 4 operates in the groove formed in the seat-supporting bar II, so that the seat section is guided in its movement into and out of operation.

Mounted at the forward end of the seat section I3, are leg members I1 which provide a support for the outer end of the seat section, when the seat section is extended to its active position.

A drawer indicated at I8 is provided in the table, and is designed to receive various articles for the convenient use of the telephone, such as a pad and pencil or the like.

Compartments ISI are also provided for the reception of telephone books or other articles commonly used on telephone stands or tables.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a telephone stand or table, which it might be stated, is usually a table of small dimensions, and one which can be easily knocked over, with a slidable seat section so arranged' that when it is extended to its active position, ample leg room will be provided between the forward edge of the seat section and the adjacent edge of the telephone support or slide, associated therewith, to the end that a person may seat himself at the table without the danger of striking the telephone support which has been extended.

What is claimed is:

A table of the class described, comprising front and rear leg members, a bar connecting the front leg members and having a groove disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the front and rear edges of the bar, a bar connecting the rear leg members, a seat supporting bar having a longitudinal groove, formed in the upper surface thereof, the forward end of the seat supporting bar being secured to the bar connecting the front leg members, the rear end of the seat supporting bar being connected With the bar connecting the rear leg members, the last named bar extending at an oblique angle to the rst named bar the grooves 10 of the bars aligning, a seat section, a bar secured to the under surface of the seat section and movable through the groove, supporting the inner end of the seat section when the bar is drawn forwardly, means for limiting the movement of the seat section Within the groove, and leg members secured to the seat section adjacent to the outer end thereof for supporting the outer end of the seat section.

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